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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array vs Seagate 2big RAID

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 3identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate 2big RAID has 12.64 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (28 TB vs 15.36 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array has 23.56 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate 2big RAID (24 Gbit/s vs 0.44 Gbit/s). The Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array has 266 mm more width than the Seagate 2big RAID (483 mm vs 217 mm). Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array, HDD on the Seagate 2big RAID. Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array, Desktop on the Seagate 2big RAID.

  • Installed storage drive type
    • SSD
    • HDD
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 15.36 TB
    • 28 TB
  • Data transfer rate
    • 24 Gbit/s
    • 0.44 Gbit/s
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Desktop
  • Width
    • 483 mm
    • 217 mm
  • Depth
    • 547.8 mm
    • 118 mm
  • Height
    • 87.9 mm
    • 88.5 mm

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41 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5224 disk array

Model ME5224

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B

Seagate

2big RAIDView product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersSSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers15.36 TB28 TB
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one3.84 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5"
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers24 Gbit/s0.44 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Desktop
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm217 mm
DepthDiffers547.8 mm118 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm88.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for onePower Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one32Gb FC 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one600 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717020

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